Marker 4E 73 - Malcolm Rice Patterson
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cgeek
N 35° 08.909 W 090° 02.937
15S E 768841 N 3893497
Historical Marker
Waymark Code: WM3P3D
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2008
Views: 20
This marker, located outside of the Shelby County Courthouse, reads:
4E 73
Malcolm Rice Patterson
1865 - 1935
A native of Somerville, Alabama, Patterson moved to Memphis with his parents in 1872. Educated at Christian Brothers College and Vanderbilt University, he was admitted to the bar in 1883. From 1894 to 1900 he served as attorney-general for Shelby County. A three-term congressman from the old Tenth District, he was the state's third governor from West Tennessee, serving two terms (1907-11), and was from 1923 until 1934 judge of Division I of the Circuit Court of Memphis.
Marker Name: Malcolm Rice Patterson
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: 4E 73
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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